GamersHeroes Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:34 PM The team at the BioWare, together with Electronic Arts, announced that Dragon Age: The Veilguard will launch on October 31. The post Dragon Age: The Veilguard Launching October 31 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:31 AM All those that dive into Rockstar Games' GTA Online this week can take advantage of nightclub bonuses. The post Nightclub Bonuses This Week in GTA Online appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:55 PM  Activision has reportedly sent a cease and desist letter to the devs behind H2M Mod. The highly anticipated fan mod for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Remastered was focused on recreating and remastering the online multiplayer of Modern Warfare 2 for PC players. |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:20 PM  Remember when Meta, previously known as Facebook, was going to take the internet into three dimensions by recreating it in virtual reality as the metaverse? Ah, such times. More recently, the social media company has been scaling back its VR ambitions, and a VR remake of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that was… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:00 PM  I have largely moved away from buying collector's editions over the past decade, and so I was probably not going to buy Dragon Age: The Veilguard's pseudo-special edition, called "Rook's Coffer," to begin with. If I don't see something that I might actually use in the big box of collectibles offered alongside a game… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:50 PM  In April, Nintendo officially shut down the 3DS online servers. But some players didn't log off and stuck around, keeping the servers going. However, after nearly four months, it seems just one person is left standing. They are now the last person still playing their 3DS online in 2024. |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:00 PM  We've all been there. You're playing your favorite Mario Kart, cruising to a first-place victory after a cakewalk race when one little thing goes wrong and you're suddenly staring down the barrel of a humiliating finish. This is the essence of getting Mario Karted, a term immortalized a decade ago and perfectly… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 3:15 PM  Legendary Pictures has announced not one, not four, but three new video games based on the Godzilla vs. Kong franchise, aka the Monsterverse. One of these new games is seemingly focused on the big ape himself, King Kong. Let's all hope it's better than that last King Kong game... |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 2:40 PM  The more I sit with it, the more confident I am that Bloodborne may actually be my favorite game of all time. It's got some stiff competition, but my mind just comes back to FromSoftware's deeply gothic (and maternal) nightmare more often than it does anything else. It's also one of the studio's most accessible games… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 2:30 PM Dragon Age: The Veilguard finally has a release date. The long-awaited fourth entry in BioWare's fantasy series will launch on October 31, just narrowly sparing us a full 10-year wait between it and its predecessor, 2014's Dragon Age: Inquisition. The announcement was accompanied by a dense trailer that gave us a lot… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:55 PM  Activision has heard the howls of pain every time someone tries to download a new Call of Duty game and the publisher is finally doing something about it. Players won't have to install Warzone alongside Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 when it launches this October, drastically reducing the game's size on PS5 and other… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:15 PM  After a recent update, Civilization VI on Steam will no longer require the 2K Games launcher to play. And its upcoming sequel, Civ 7, also won't force players to use a third-party launcher on Steam. It's just the latest example of a new and positive trend. |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:55 PM  The early Legacy of Kain games aren't just interesting puzzle action RPGs full of demonic horrors and mysticism, they're also perfect time capsules for a certain type of jaggy-edged '90s PlayStation game that's currently riding a wave of nostalgic revival. Now who's ready to play them on a neat retro gaming handheld… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:45 PM  Final Fantasy VII Remake is probably one of the boldest left turns in modern games. I won't get into exactly why, as I still believe in trying to maintain the experience of playing it and seeing it for yourself, but you just have to believe me when I say that the remake of one of the most legendary RPGs simply needs… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:30 PM  Dane's Armor Set is a full four-piece armor set that can only be found in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. This armor set is the same one worn by Dryleaf Dane himself, but you'll need to do a bit more exploring to find your own. While Dane's Armor Set may not provide the best protection, it's overflowing… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:10 PM  The Plucky Squire immediately captured a lot of attention thanks to the way it mixed 2D art and gameplay with 3D action and models. Now this much-hyped and highly anticipated Zelda-like indie game is set to arrive in September. And it lands on PS Plus as a day-one release. |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:00 PM  Fans have been waiting since 2014 for a new Dragon Age game. Dragon Age: Inquisition launched in November of 2014 and ended on a cliffhanger that still hasn't been resolved. Well, BioWare has just announced the release date for the series' next chapter, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and it turns out it's coming in just a… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:30 AM  It's been a great year for indie games. While the first two-thirds of the year in AAA were dominated by RPGs and Helldivers 2, 2024 in indies has been a great excuse to get weird. We've seen legally distinct militarized Pokémon, a roguelite road trip through haunted Oregon, the most addictive card game on planet Earth,… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:30 AM  Y'know, just saying, but if you had to walk through a pitch black catacomb, kill multiple wizards, rats and a ninja whose every strike drives you to literal insanity, sneak past unkillable specters who will go full A Quiet Place if you make a single noise, raid a mansion full of unflinching greatsword warriors, while… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:27 AM  Guy "Dr Disrespect" Beahm recently returned to social media with a cryptic chessboard post weeks after allegations surfaced accusing him of being banned from Twitch in 2020 for 'sexting' a minor. Now the controversial YouTuber has deleted his previous statement admitting to "inappropriate" contact with an underage… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:17 AM  Video game release dates are more a suggestion than a promise these days, and understandably so. Making games is hard and audiences have never been busier and more fickle. Still, it's disappointing when you find out that sci-fi shooter or fantasy adventure you've been waiting for won't be out any time soon, and a lot… |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:56 PM  For all that ancient Greece gave us - gods, heroes, stories, and more - it's a relatively unexplored area in gaming. I can only really think of Titan Quest, God of War, Age of Mythology, and Assassin's Creed Odyssey off the top of my head, but maybe that's about to change with Titan Quest 2 on the horizon and now Dawn of Defiance. Continue reading Dawn of Defiance is like an ancient Greek Valheim, and it's out now MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games, Best open-world games, Best co-op games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:53 PM  If you were to ask veteran Call of Duty players what the best game in the series' long history is, I'd put money on the most popular answer being MW2. No, not the mediocre reboot that came out a couple of years ago, I'm talking about the original from 2009. Its multiplayer is particularly etched into the memories of millions of CoD fans, and an ambitious new mod was about to revive it. However, just 24 hours before it was set to be released, the team behind the mod has revealed it will never see the light of day because Activision has sent them a cease and desist order. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Modern Warfare 2 guns, Best loadouts in Modern Warfare 2, Modern Warfare 2 maps |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 2:33 PM  Not wanting to be shoved aside by several newcomers that have arrived on the extraction shooter scene, Hunt Showdown has just undergone a makeover. A big one, at that. The overhauled and improved Hunt Showdown 1896 is now finally here, and to celebrate the FPS will be free to play for everyone on Steam - but only for a very short time. Continue reading Hunt Showdown 1896 is out now and free on Steam, if you're fast MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Hunt: Showdown review |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:52 PM  An odd thing about MMOs is that no matter how difficult you make them, die-hard players will always cry out for more. Even throwbacks to older, tougher times like World of Warcraft Classic have been inundated with requests for hardcore modes, and last year Blizzard obliged - making some players very happy indeed. Now it's the turn of Runescape, which outlined what fans can expect over the next year, with a much-requested challenge mode coming to the game. Continue reading Runescape is about to get a whole lot harder, if you're brave enough MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best MMORPGs, The making of RuneScape, Runescape system requirements |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:11 PM  You can't trust space travel at the best of times, as the astronauts currently trapped up on the International Space Station can attest. When you're heading out into the wider galaxy, however, things can get infinitely more complex. Stellaris players have always had to account for space storms, but with the new Cosmic Storms expansion they are about to get a lot more interesting - and much more dangerous. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Stellaris review, Stellaris mods, Stellaris DLC guide |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:01 PM  The best roguelikes understand the importance of player choice. You're presented with random pools of weapons, upgrades, and items that you need to weigh into your strategy, synergizing what you can in the hope of powerful results. Auto battlers follow a very similar formula, having you combine an array of units before throwing them into the fight, operating on the hope that they'll wind up more than the sum of their parts. Slay the Spire and Teamfight Tactics are the best examples of these genres and the new Tales and Tactics sits firmly between them. Playable now in 1.0 after a year in Steam Early Access, developer Table 9 Studio talks exclusively with PCGamesN about bringing the two legendary PC genres together. Continue reading Tales and Tactics is Slay the Spire meets TFT, and it's on Steam now MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best indie games, Best roguelike games, Best autobattler games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:25 PM  Corsair has just unveiled the iCUE Link Titan RX RGB, which is an AIO CPU cooler that the company claims is the "new performance king" of AIOs. But it's the new Corsair CPU cooler's name that is what has most caught our eye. As a maker of some of the best AIO coolers on the market, it's a surprise to find Corsair's latest sporting a name that seems like it would be more at home on Nvidia's next flagship GPU. Continue reading Corsair's new AIO CPU cooler thinks its an Nvidia GPU MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Corsair HS80 Max headset review, Corsair M75 Air mouse review, Best gaming keyboard |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:22 PM  When is the Delta Force Hawk Ops release date? The Delta Force series was introduced back in 1998, establishing a foothold in the tactical shooter genre for the following decade. Much to the dismay of fans, the series disappeared, but it has returned 15 years later with a new look, a new developer, and new game modes, all while reinventing the fan-favorite Delta Force: Black Hawk Down. As we wait patiently for the FPS game, we're being kept up-to-date with dev diaries, trailers, and the Delta Force Hawk Ops alpha playtest. While we know all the Delta Force Hawk Ops operators, and some maps coming at launch, we all want to know when we can expect the Delta Force Hawk Ops release date. Continue reading Delta Force Hawk Ops release date window, gameplay, and news MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best upcoming PC games, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:15 PM  With The Elder Scrolls 6 still a mere speck on the horizon and Starfield still at the forefront, those of us who favor Bethesda's fantasy realms have a separate opportunity to return to the world of Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim in The Elder Scrolls: Castles. A management and strategy game in the vein of Fallout Shelter, it puts you in charge of the right hand of the ruler. It's up to you to make the critical decisions that will define your dynasty for years to come. Continue reading Surprise, a new Elder Scrolls game launches in September MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Elder Scrolls 6 release date, Best games like Skyrim, Best strategy games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 3:32 PM  I'll be honest: initially, I was pretty sceptical about New World: Aeternum. While I plowed hours into the base MMORPG when it released back in 2021, it never quite sunk its claws into me in the same way that World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy 14 did. While I loved the juxtaposition of the 17th-century setting and the colorful Fable-esque magic, the grind just got a little too much for me and I fell off pretty quickly. It's always been a game I've wanted to go back to, though, and Aeternum is probably the best time to do so. Continue reading You can see what's changed in New World Aeternum with new beta test MORE FROM PCGAMESN: New World server list, Best MMORPGs, New World review |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:07 PM  It's no secret that I have a long, winding history with the Dragon Age franchise. I cite Origins as one of the few games that really did change the course of my life, and Inquisition as my first real taste of what a sprawling, MMO-style RPG could be. Since Summer Game Fest and Veilguard's official reveal, I've been on the edge of my seat waiting for more news about its release. Finally, after a couple of months of waiting, the Dragon Age: The Veilguard launch date is out in the open, and I can't wait. Continue reading Dragon Age The Veilguard sets official launch date, and it's soon MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs, Dragon Age 4 characters, Dragon Age 4 release date |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:26 PM  When is the Dragon Age The Veilguard release date? Formerly known as Dragon Age 4: Dreadwolf, the fourth installment in developer BioWare's fantasy series was renamed to Dragon Age The Veilguard during the new reveal trailer during Microsoft's Xbox Showcase 2024 stream. After spending several years in development, we finally have solid details about the Dragon Age The Veilguard release date. BioWare's latest RPG game takes players on a journey across Thedas to take a stand against ancient elven gods threatening to take over the world. As the Veilguard takes shape, master unique class abilities and make difficult decisions to overcome these seemingly unsurmountable odds and pull Thedas back from the brink of destruction. Continue reading Dragon Age The Veilguard release date, trailers, and gameplay MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs, Dragon Age 4 characters, Dragon Age 4 release date |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:56 AM  How do you install and play a Minecraft snapshot? These snapshots are the very first iteration of Minecraft updates, and are a way for Mojang to test out bug fixes, technical changes, and new mechanics before officially rolling them out. Anyone with the Java edition of the creative game can try these features without any risk to your current world, so let's find out how to be the first to try the next big Minecraft update. During Minecraft Live each year, the next big Minecraft update is revealed to the community. In past years, we've had the likes of the Caves and Cliffs update, The Wild Update, and the Trails and Tales update - each of them overhauling the base game with new Minecraft biomes, blocks, and mobs. Since these updates come with so much new content, they need to be tested out first, and that's where Minecraft snapshots come in. Use them to test out new experimental features before anyone else, and feedback to Mojang if you have any issues. It's a win-win situation. Continue reading How to play Minecraft snapshots - bundles snapshot 24w33a MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Minecraft seeds, Minecraft skins, Minecraft mods |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:09 PM  The Once Human 1.1 update has arrived, with some big additions coming to Steam's hottest survival game, but crash issues have impacted the latest patch. The update introduces animal ranching, reworks fishing, and adds new game modes, but developer Starry Studio acknowledges that it's "urgently fixing" an issue that is crashing the game upon entry, preventing some from playing. Continue reading Once Human dev apologizes as 1.1 update is met with crashes MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best sandbox games, Best open-world games, Best survival games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:15 AM  August 15, 2024: We add one new ZZZ code. What are the new Zenless Zone Zero codes? We love a freebie. Whether it's free Polychrome, Investigator Logs, or Bangboo Algorithm Modules, the latest in-game redemption codes are the fastest, cheapest, and easiest way to get free items while also skipping the gacha grind. With that in mind, we've collected all the latest, active promo codes available to redeem right now. HoYoverse's latest gacha adventure is a free PC game, and as our Zenless Zone Zero review attests, there's a lot of currency and materials to gather. HoYoverse periodically release ZZZ codes for their gacha games that coincide with major updates and livestreams, but the developer also loves to stealth drop codes, too. Now that Zenless Zone Zero is finally here, there are a ton of redeem codes waiting for you to scoop up alongside the 100 free pulls promotion. Here are all the Zenless Zone Zero codes you need to get started in the latest update. Continue reading ZZZ codes August 2024 - how to redeem Zenless Zone Zero codes MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Zenless Zone Zero review, Zenless Zone Zero codes, Zenless Zone Zero banners |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:50 AM  Who are the Delta Force Hawk Ops operators? The multiplayer experience in Team Jade's reimagining of Delta Force Black Hawk Down takes its cues from extraction shooter mainstays, spliced with the specialist-based class system seen in the likes of Battlefield 2042. As such, you can gain the upper hand on your future opponents just by learning about the specialists in the upcoming shooter. As of the Delta Force Hawk Ops alpha test, there are six operators. Each operator falls under one of four positions: Assault, Engineer, Recon, or Support. While these positions indicate what each of the FPS game characters excel at, the real meat is in an operator's kit. Alongside a character-specific trait, each operator has unique tactical gear and two gadgets that can be used out in the field. To find out more about each of the Delta Force Hawk Ops operators and what they're packing, read on. Continue reading All Delta Force Hawk Ops operators MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best upcoming PC games, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:29 AM  If you've been contemplating using GeForce Now to play World of Warcraft, now is finally the time to put thoughts into action. That's because Nvidia has just announced that over 25 of the top WoW mods from CurseForge are now available to use in-game via the service. Modding in World of Warcraft is very different from many other games due to it being a MMORPG, and one of the best MMORPGs at that. This means many of the mods that CurseForge offers are for streamlining the user interface or analysis tools so you can track specific details while raiding. Continue reading Nvidia brings World of Warcraft mods to GeForce Now MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:00 AM  I'll have to write about this in more detail once the full game arrives, but from what I've played so far, Hollowbody seems to be set inside one of my own personal worst nightmares. Mechanically it resembles classic Silent Hill and Resident Evil, a limited-ammo, fixed-camera survival horror game with tough combat and exploration-based puzzles, but visually it's closer to Cyberpunk 2077's Night City - or at least Night City's bleakest, most decrepit little corners. Surreal and scary, Hollowbody is one of the best new horrors I've tried so far this year, and now the complete game is arriving on Steam soon. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best horror games, Best indie games, Best survival games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:37 PM  August 15, 2024: We've added two new Monopoly Go dice links for free dice rolls. How can I get Monopoly Go free dice links? The household favorite board game has been reimagined as a free-to-play app on smartphones, allowing everyone to experience the thrills of Monopoly on practically any device. Everything that makes the board game special is here in Monopoly Go, so you'll be collecting properties and building hotels as you go around the board, and there are a variety of multiplayer minigames to get through along the way. You're going to need to get your hands on Monopoly dice rolls, but they are difficult to come by no matter how far you are into the board game. There are ways to earn additional dice rolls, including logging into the game every day to collect daily bonuses, progressing further in the game, and inviting friends to try Monopoly Go. While you can also spend real money to unlock more dice rolls, you may want to give our list of Monopoly Go dice links a try instead, especially if you're waiting for the next Monopoly Go Golden Blitz event. Take a look at all the currently active Monopoly Go free dice links for today. Continue reading Free Monopoly Go dice links August 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Monopoly Go events, Monopoly Go dice |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:52 PM  Life sim contender Inzoi is hoping to knock The Sims from its perch when it launches (supposedly) later this year. There will soon be an opportunity to judge whether that feat is likely. Krafton have announced that they're releasing a time-limited trial of Inzoi's character creator next week on August 20th. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:19 PM  I am forever looking for a game to replace Transport Tycoon (or OpenTTD) in my affections. I know there are several railway management sims kicking around Steam, but I haven't found the one that does it for me yet. Could it be Railroad Corporation 2? It's a train tycoon game in which you lay tracks through the early 20th century, and it's launching in Early Access on September 9th. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:53 PM  The Plucky Squire stars a 2D sword-slashing protagonist so plucky he busts out of his storybook confines and into the fully 3D world of a kid's bedroom. You'll then spend your time hopping between these various planes on a grand, cartoon adventure. It now has a release date: September 17th. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:25 PM  The management game progression chart is supposed to go: zoo, then theme park, then hospital, then school. Apparently no one told Springloaded Software, who are following up their 2021 tycoon 'em up Let's Build A Zoo with a game about building an MMO. Let's Build A Dungeon marries the business aspects of Game Dev Tycoon with a more hands-on approach to constructing your company's game, and there's a first trailer below. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:02 PM  Space 4X strategy game Stellaris launched in 2016, but Paradox can't stop adding to the universe. Last time I checked in, it was school trips to other dimensions. Now, it's Cosmic Storms. Due for release alongside the Stellaris 3.13 Vela update on September 10th, these are a paid "mechanical expansion" (priced at a rather chunky £11, $13 or €13, and available as part of the current season pass) that builds upon the game's existing Space Storms, "providing a deeper experience with strategically meaningful gameplay and beautiful upgraded visuals". Wash that down with new civics, precursor narratives, anomalies, archaeology sites, techs, edicts, a new Ascension perk, and new galactic community resolutions. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:12 PM  If you relished the splashier gunfights of Cyberpunk 2077, like the sound of Doom meets Blade Runner, or wish you could jam your nose right into the neon trenches of Ruiner, you will likely enjoy the announcement trailer for Defect. It's a new "cyberpunk, squad-based, Immersive Objective Shooter" from emptyvessel, a team of erstwhile id Software, Call Of Duty and Naughty Dog folks. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:02 PM  Tiny Glade is a relaxing, wholly escapist building sim where you can kick back and summon villages, cottages and castles whilst listening to whimsical tunes without the worry of combat or busywork. This cosy game has received a lot of attention, becoming the fourth most-played demo during Steam Next Fest and earning a place within our own list of favourite demos. It now has a release date - 23rd September 2024. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:00 AM  In the grim heatwave of the midsummer, everyone you know would love to come hunch over a table and roll dice for six hours, actually, but they've got that thing on. You remember that thing, right? Plus, no-one's got a big enough table. Or the new errata. Also, Trevor's been banging on about lady Custodes for five months straight and nobody wants to be around him right now. Thank the Omni-trevor, then, for the three-player co-op of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. "Warhammer with the boys?" said Horace as he stretchily dished out preview keys from an entirely different postcode. James, Edwin and Nic were initially all booked-up for the week, but Horace repeated himself, making it absolutely clear that it wasn't a question. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:11 AM  Earlier this week there was some minor Discourse about the removal of the Erotica photography tag from the Dead Rising remaster. Some readers characterised this as a familiar species of cultural hypocrisy regarding video games - emphasising violence is A-OK, but for the love of god, don't mention sex. Good news, those people: Dread XP's latest horror signing The Lacerator has both. It casts you as hirsute 1980s porn star Max - surname not given in press release, but presumably something like Jackin' or Girth - who has been abducted by a large scary individual called the Lacerator. |
Siliconera Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:00 PM
Sega has announced the upcoming release of a new series of business card cases designed to resemble classic Famicom (Family Computer) game cartridges. The "Famicom Card Case" will be available starting September 20, 2024, and will feature five titles from the Famicom era. The designs include Super Mario Brothers, Ice Climber, Balloon Fight, Donkey Kong, and Excitebike. [Thanks, GameWatch!]
As of now, Sega has not released specific information on where these Famicom Card Cases will be available for purchase. Further details, including a list of participating stores, are expected to be announced closer to the release date.
These new Famicom business card cases announced by Sega are designed to look like miniature versions of the original game cartridges and are intended to store business cards or other small cards. The cases are part of a new prize item series from Sega.
Nintendo previously made the Family Computer (Famicom) controllers for the Nintendo Switch available for purchase to everyone via its official Japanese store. They are primarily compatible with games in the Famicom Nintendo Switch Online app and the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. For those interested in revisiting some of the best Famicom games, our team has highlighted top Famicom titles to play, such as Joy Mech Fight and Lagrange Point.
The "Famicom Card Case" will be available starting September 20, 2024.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:30 PM
Square Enix's Artnia Cafe and several Pokémon Stores will be temporarily closing ahead of the approach of Typhoon No. 7. The typhoon is expected to impact the Kanto area over the weekend, leading to potential transportation disruptions. As a precaution, Square Enix has announced the cancellation and refund of reservations made for Saturday, August 17, 2024, at the Artnia Cafe. Customers affected by the closures can contact the Artnia Support Center to request a refund.
You can view the official announcement post concerning the affected Pokémon Stores below:
In addition to Square Enix's Artnia Cafe, Pokémon Store locations at Tokyo Station and Outlet Kisarazu will also be temporarily closed ahead of the typhoon on Friday, August 16, 2024, with plans to reopen on Saturday, August 17, 2024. However, the reopening schedule may change depending on the path and speed of the typhoon.
Other significant events in Japan have also been affected by Typhoon No. 7. Atlus announced the cancellation of one day of the demo trial event for Persona 3 Reload and Metaphor: ReFantazio due to the typhoon. The event scheduled for August 16, 2024, has been canceled, while the August 17 schedule will proceed as planned. The Atlus Stalker Club broadcast, originally intended for a live audience, will now be held online for safety reasons.
The post Square Enix's Cafe & Pokémon Store Closing ahead of Typhoon appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:00 PM
An announcement for a PC version of Usagi Shiima, a game about collecting bunnies in the same vein as Neko Atsume,appeared as the Wholesome Games Steam sale and celebration kicked off. The product page is already live and confirms it will be compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux, and SteamOS, but there's no release window for it yet.
The gameplay in Usagi Shiima is rather simple, as this is an idle game involving luring bunnies to an island. You place decorations and buildings on the island. This will draw rabbits to visit. When they are there, you can brush them, feed them, take photos of them, and play hide and seek with them for currency. You can then reinvest that back into new decorations and buildings. Depending on what you place, more bunnies will appear. You can also eventually buy hats for the rabbits to wear.
As time has gone on, updates added more to the base game. For example in June 2024, more accessories, buildings, and items appeared. So did a new minigame involving running on a beach and leaping over bunnies.
On mobile devices, Usagi Shiima is a free game, and the PC version on Steam doesn't mention any price. It does note that both Steam Achievements and Cloud features will be supported.
Usagi Shiima is available for Android and Apple iOS devices, and a PC version will appear on Steam in the future.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 15, 2024 3:00 PM
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed and its sequel Seed Destiny are some of the most influential and popular Gundam works in their native Japan. But I find them absolutely unbearable to watch, and can't begin to fathom how there are people who legitimately enjoy these two. Between its slow pacing, irritating characters, and sheer number of mobile suits, it is one of the weaker Gundam entries that doesn't even have the ridiculous campiness of Code Geass to make it entertaining.
Before we start, I'd like to acknowledge that Destiny in particular had a very troubled production. Chiaki Morosawa, the head writer and creator of the Cosmic Era, became very sick in 2002 after the production for Gundam Seed. Due to treatment often taking her away from her duties and leading to delays, a lot of Sunrise staff members had to fill in for her, thus explaining the large number of flashback and compilation episodes in Destiny. Morosawa was the wife of Mitsuo Fukuda, the director for Seed and Destiny. I wouldn't be surprised if Fukuda was also absent from the studio or if he was not able to work at his best performance considering his wife's illness.
It is admirable how the core staff managed to even get over fifty episodes of the show out considering the circumstances. But while I can acknowledge and sympathize with the difficulties behind the scenes, most of my core issues have nothing to do with flashbacks. Even if Sunrise had a smooth time with Destiny, I doubt that it would have been any better when Seed was already like that.
There is always a positive in a situation, and despite my general dislike of the Cosmic Era, I have things I like about it! The music is great, the cast all gave amazing performances, and Athrun is so funny. I bring up Athrun apropos of nothing in conversations about Gundam because he's one of my favorite butt monkeys in the franchise. He's kind of ridiculous between his indecisive nature and meme-able lines, as well as his tendency to self-destruct his expensive and advanced mobile suits. Shinn Asuka is my best boy in the Cosmic Era though, and I love the Super Robot Wars series for redeeming him. My stanning of Shinn Asuka is a hint as to why Destiny in particular riles me up way more than Seed does.
The thing about Seed and Destiny is that both shows are very melodramatic. Most Gundam shows can be serious bummers considering they focus on the horrors of war, but Seed and Destiny in particular seem to dial it up to eleven. That's saying a lot considering they came after Wing, which was also ridiculously dramatic in its own right. The drama of Wing comes from the situations that the characters are in though, whereas so much drama in Seed and Destiny revolved around relationships. The Kira-Flay-Lacus love triangle (?) situation took up so much time, as did the Athrun-Cagalli enemies-to-lovers dynamic. I'm neutral on the ship, but Athrun and Cagalli at least had that very interesting background.
Kira and Lacus are so boring. I really don't care about what happens there, except apparently the Freedom movie is all about that. They don't have any real wants or fears or motivations for anything. Once Kira and Lacus became a set, they were like a pair of anglerfish who'd fused together during mating. What makes Kira a lame protagonist and a pretty cool antagonist (but NOTa final one!) is that the world seems to bend around him. He's always right and he'll let you know it with his laser beams of death. Why does he do the things that he does? Oh, for peace, he says. How does that translate into peace? Shut up, Kira's got gaudy Gundams to dismember.
My biggest beef is with Destiny. Between his past, grudge against the Freedom, and personality, I found Shinn to be a far more interesting protagonist than Kira was. Athrun being a terrible superior to him was kind of the icing on the cake. Seed's popularity and influence meant Sunrise could've never portrayed Kira and Athrun in a really bad light, even if they wanted to. But I loved how Shinn's perspective highlighted a lot of their hypocrisy and self-contradictions. It helped make them more dynamic by extension, since these flaws make them feel more rounded as characters.
And then Shinn started appearing less and less after Athrun defected from ZAFT. Once Kira fully returned to the spotlight, it was all over. I still remember the shock of seeing Shinn's name third in the credits as opposed to when he was always top billing. Kira and Athrun had overtaken him. Even the Freedom movie—the Kira and Lacus movie—is coming out on Shinn's birthday. He just cannot win.
As a kid, I heard rumors that people hated Shinn so much in Japan at the time of Destiny's airing, they'd straight up boo Kenichi Suzumura on the streets. That sounds a bit too ridiculous to be true and I sure hope it isn't. But honestly, Shinn's not that bad. I don't get why people think he's annoying. Sure, he could be prickly, but his idealistic attempts to do good, even if that meant going against orders, made him so much more endearing than Kira and Athrun ever were. Sometimes it felt like people only disliked him because he was antagonistic towards those two and honestly, who wouldn't be? Athrun was a terrible boss to him.
If Kira was just kind of boring in Seed, he was full on annoying in Destiny. Let's skip past Seed for a second to take about Gundam 00. I bring up Gundam 00 because soon after Celestial Being appeared on the scene, we see civilians and military personnel react with derision and disbelief at Celestial Being's methods. Peace through violence, and by inserting yourself into fights that don't concern you? Ridiculous. But that's exactly what Kira kept doing for the first half of Destiny.
Kira blowing up the Destroy Gundam even though Shinn talked Stellar down is understandable. It's not like he knew that Shinn succeeded and in Destroy's case, Stellar had been rampaging through Berlin and was a real, genuine threat to thousands of people. But in all the incidents prior to the Destroy, Kira's attempts at stopping people from fighting consisted of indiscriminately destroying machines. Like Athrun said, Heine died as a direct result of Kira's interference, even if Stellar had been the one to actually kill him. He could barely verbalize his motivations when Athrun was yelling at him, making Kira come across less a force of justice and more like an irrational tyrant.
Some franchises are popular because they happened to be at the right time in the right place. Genshin Impact breaking into the normie market is due to it coming out right during COVID-19 quarantine, for example. Perhaps the way that Gundam fans seem to place Seed and Destiny on a pedestal is due to them having fond memories of watching the show. Nothing beats nostalgia, after all. In any case, I'm very excited for Freedom to be on streaming platforms. I have a bottle of soju in my fridge with that movie's name on it.
Gundam Seed and Seed Destiny are available to watch via services like Crunchyroll. The Gundam Seed Freedom movie will appear on Netflix from September 1, 2024.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 15, 2024 2:30 PM
Atlus announced that two the Persona 3 Reload Episode Aigis: The Answer DLC songs will be available ahead of the add-on's launch. Both "Don't," which is entirely new, and "Heartful Cry" will appear on Apple Music and Spotify on August 17, 2024.
"Heartful Cry" is a pivotal song from Persona 3 FES that's been recreated for Persona 3 Reload. It's also appeared in other games since. As a reminder, here's how the original PS2 track sounded. The Atlus Sound Team YouTube page shared it back in 2020.
"Don't" is a song we will hear during the Persona 3 Reload Episode Aigis DLC. However, we do already have an idea of how it will sound. The latest trailer for the game featured it in the background while showing new footage. However, this only involves brief portions of the track and not the full, uninterrupted song.
Atlus also noted there will be a bonus image for anyone who adds the DLC soundtrack ahead of its launch. That is scheduled to appear on Apple and Spotify's services on September 10, 2024, when the add-on launches.
Persona 3 Reload is available now on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, and Episode Aigis: The Answer will debut on September 10, 2024.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 15, 2024 2:00 PM
Square Enix announced that the Final Fantasy IX crossover event for Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis, which originally appeared in the game in November 2023, is back alongside a banner with FFVII character equipment.
Square Enix noted the FFVII Ever Crisis Final Fantasy IX Crossover Reawakened: A Resonant Waltz event quests are now live. This is also how someone gets the Lucia Lin Vivi's Magical Gun weapon and gear. This version of the event will also eventually get a more difficult Black Waltz - Ruin EX III fight. That will debut on August 21, 2024. The requirements to take part remain the same, so make sure you get through Final Fantasy VII Chapter 1, Main Section 3, Episode 1 to access the FFIX content in Ever Crisis.
Square Enix also announced a campaign with 4,500 Blue Crystals and other rewards. Here's how those will be divided up and the other bonuses available alongside the crossover.
There is also one revealed banner so far. It brings back the Amarant Tifa and Zidane Cloud gear and weapons. It also adds a new weapon for Zack, which is the Beatrix Sword. However, he doesn't also get gear inspired by her. That banner ends on September 6, 2024.
The original event also featured a Garnet Aerith weapon and costume and Kuja Sephiroth weapon and outfit.
Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is available on PCs and mobile devices. The Final Fantasy IX Crossover Reawakened: A Resonant Waltz will end on September 6, 2024.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:30 PM
The release date for The Plucky Squire, the new Devolver Digital game from Pokemon artist James Turner's All Possible Futures, is also the day it will join the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog.
A new The Plucky Squire trailer appeared alongside the release date announcement. It shows how everything starts within a book, with the Jot the Squire heading out to save Mojo from a sorcerer named Humgrump. Part of Jot's abilities involve being able to leave the book and head out to the desk to fight on other surfaces. So things often go from 2D to 3D and back again.
Here's the new video. At the 50 second mark, Devolver Digital and All Possible Futures joke about how long it took for the release date to come up with in-game dialogue being replaced.
As for the PlayStation Plus access to The Plucky Squire, you will need the higher tiers to play it. It will become a part of the Extra and Premium library of games. So it would be a minimum of $14.99 per month to access it.
The Plucky Squire release date is September 17, 2024. It will be available on the PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X, and PC. It will join PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium that day.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:00 PM
Natsume announced a release date for Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home, its new game in the series, and it's only a week away. The game will launch on Android and Apple iOS devices on August 23, 2024.
As is common in Harvest Moon games, Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home starts with our avatar starting life over again in a small town. In this case, rather than returning to a family member's place to run a farm, we return to where we grew up. The goals involve running a successful ranch, getting close to the other people in town, and helping to develop Alba Village so it will grow.
There's also a new trailer showing how this Harvest Moon game looks and works. It starts with the male version of the avatar reading a letter while at a bus stop, then arriving back at Alba Village. From there, we see the character in front of some fields with new crops growing. After that, the character walks around town. We also see a shift in perspective to the female protagonist. Conversations with Jacques and Jean, two residents, come up. There's also a closer look at a field that contains ordinary crops, like eggplants, pineapples, and watermelons, alongside one that looks like a snowman. From there, we get to see livestock like cows, sheep, chickens, horses. The fishing minigame, horse races, and more love interests appear after that.
Here's that full trailer showing off the game.
The Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home release date is August 23, 2024, and people with Android and Apple iOS tablets and phones will be able to play it.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:30 PM
All Nippon Airways shared a new in-flight safety video for its ANA Pikachu and Eevee Jet NH Pokemon planes. It looks at how the interior of the planes call attention to Pokemon elements, and CG animated characters also appear. It is available in English and Japanese.
All of the guidance in the All Nippon Airways Pokemon video is fairly typical. However, the UI features Poke Balls and various Pokemon are used in examples showing what people should and shouldn't do. So when it comes to putting items in the overhead compartments properly, we watch a Farfetched store a leek in one bin. Because someone blocked the aisle with a bag during one part, a Greedent trips and spills all of the berries it carried. (A Pichu and Pikachu appear alongside a flight attendant to help.) Rowlet, Pikachu, and Machoke show up to highlight the proper way to fasten a seatbelt. Jigglypuff also appears to show displeasure at someone considering smoking on the flight.
Here's the full Pokemon in-flight safety video, which we can watch on YouTube.
As a reminder, here's how that ANA Pikachu Jet NH plane looks. In addition to a Pikachu "flying" via multicolor balloons, the design features characters like Charizard, Emolga, Latias, Latios, Rayquaza, Rowlet, Togekiss, and Vivillion. The seats inside feature Pikachu, as do the paper cups for drinks and napkins.
Meanwhile, the ANA Pokemon Eevee Jet NH features Pikachu, Eevee, Espeon, Flareon, Glaceon, Jolteon, Leafeon, Sylveon, Umbreon, and Vaporeon. Those flights feature the same Pikachu seats, cups, napkins, and other designs.
The Pokemon in-flight safety video is now being used by All Nippon Airways as of August 15, 2024.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:00 PM
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced an extension of the disc replacement service for the Japanese packaged version of FFVII Rebirth. Several deadlines for the service have been extended by one month.
The application deadline has changed from August 16, 2024 to September 15, 2024. Meanwhile, the disc shipping deadline changed. It originally would be ending on September 30, 2024. It has been extended to October 31, 2024. After applying for the replacement service and once Sony has received the discs, the company will ship the correct version of the discs from September 2, 2024.
The Sony Japan official website for the FFVII Rebirth disc replacement service now reflects the changes in deadline. Sony originally announced the disc replacement system for the Japanese physical edition of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth back in July 11, 2024.
The printing error for the FFVII Rebirth discs happened with the first physical batches after the release of the game on February 29, 2024. However, the printing error was not unique to the Japanese version of the game and also appeared in prints for other versions of the title throughout various Asian countries, including the South Korean physical version.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is readily available for the PlayStation 5, and the exclusivity arrangement ended on May 29, 2024. The original FFVII Remake is available on the PS4, PS5, and PC, and the third entry in the trilogy is in development.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:30 AM
Due to the recent typhoon alerts in Japan, Atlus has decided to cancel one of the two days of the demo trial event for Persona 3 Reload DLC and Metaphor: ReFantazio. The event for August 16, 2024 has been cancelled, with only the August 17 schedule moving forward as expected for attendants.
The joint demo event for the Persona 3 Reload DLC Episode Aigis: The Answer and Metaphor: ReFantazio and the sale of merchandise goods for both games has been canceled, as well as the special promotional video screenings. Both events were originally going to be held at the UDX gallery and theater located in Akihabara, Tokyo. This is being done in the name of protecting attendees in the event of poor or dangerous weather.
The August 17, 2024 demo event and merchandise sale will apparently move forward as planned. In addition, the Atlus Stalker Club broadcast will be held online on the AtlusTube YouTube channel at 7pm JST. However, in order to accommodate the typhoon warnings, the livestream has been changed to continue with no live audience members for the safety of everyone involved.
Typhoon No. 7, also known as Typhoon Ampil, is currently nearing the Kanto region of Japan. It will continue heading north towards the Tohoku Region after August 19, 2024.
Persona 3 Reload is readily available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the Episode Aigis: The Answer DLC will debut on September 10, 2024. Meanwhile, Metaphor: ReFantazio will come out for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on October 11, 2024.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:00 AM
The World of Warships x Blue Archive collaboration arrived in the PC version of the game, and to celebrate Wargaming released a new trailer showcasing the available characters and items. The characters will be available via containers, a progress track, or through bundles that will cycle weekly up until the event eventually ends on September 4, 2024.
As previously revealed, the crossover event will feature five Blue Archive characters, including Izayoi Nonomi, Okusora Ayane, and Takanashi Hoshino. These three characters will be available as special voiced commanders via containers or bundles, alongside three Blue Archive themed ships. Meanwhile, Sunaookami Shiroko and Kuromi Serika will be available from filling out a progression bar, tokens for which can be earned by purchasing bundles or containers for the event.
You can watch the crossover trailer below, which highlights the Blue Archive characters appearing during the event:
The crossover was first announced earlier in August 2024, alongside the start dates for the event. Meanwhile back in May 2024, World of Warships added another wave of content as part of its collaboration with the Azur Lane series.
The World of Warships x Blue Archive crossover event is now available for the PC version of the game, as well as the Legends version on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and mobile devices. Blue Archive is available for mobile devices.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:30 AM
Blaze Entertainment announced that its next Evercade classic collection cartridge will be Legacy of Kain Collection. That will feature two games, which are Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, and follows similar collections for series like Duke Nukem and Tomb Raider.
This new collection will launch in September 2024. Pre-orders aren't open at sites like Funstock or Amazon. However, the Duke Nukem Collection I cartridge was $23.11, and Tomb Raider Collection I costs $28.89. Also, like all cartridges, people will be able to use it on the EXP-R handheld, VS-R console, Alpha, and Super Pocket.
As for the titles, both involve the opportunity to play the 32-bit games on a newer console and handheld. Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain helps set the stage. In it, players control Kain, a man turned into a vampire who is defeating corrupt Circle of Nine Pillars and ascend to power. As a result of that crusade, the events of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver occur. In it, Kain's former lieutenant Raziel is punished for growing wings by Kain and sent to his death, but instead he becomes a soul reaver tasked with defeating Kain to restore the natural order.
Here's the first trailer for the Evercade collection, which shows how both games look when running on the systems.
We may also see more Legacy of Kain games soon, as there were SDCC 2024 figures on display of Kain and Raziel. What was interesting about those is that the placards for them didn't refer to the original titles. Instead, both featured Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver I & II Remastered branding, suggesting those two entries will return via remaster releases.
Legacy of Kain Collection, which features the games Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, will appear for the Evercade in September 2024.
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WGB Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:34 PM The Plucky Squire's release date has been revealed and its coming very soon! Best of all, PS Plus Extra users get it for free! |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:53 PM A gameplay video was also released. The post Persona 3 Reload Episode Aigis: The Answer Gets New Overview Trailer appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, August 15, 2024 5:20 PM Shows off gameplay and cutscenes. The post Mortal Kombat 1 Khaos Reigns Gets New Cyrax Trailer appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:58 PM A trailer was also released. The post Dragon Age: The Veilguard Release Date Announced appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |